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Friends of Pima Animal Care Center

Public charity · Grantmaker Tucson, AZ EIN: 47-4160770 Website

Friends of PACC supports the work of Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) and enhances its efforts to save the lives of pets in need. Our vision is that every pet served by Pima Animal Care Center will be supported with the resources needed for a safe, healthy, and happy future.

Friends of Pima Animal Care Center at a glance

In short: Friends of Pima Animal Care Center gave $195K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $195K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$194,757
+14.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$194,757
+14.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$194,757
Total assets
$6,137,372
+15.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Arizona (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Friends of Pima Animal Care Center funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Pima Animal Care Center: $195KPima Animal Care Center$195K

The largest 2025 recipient was Pima Animal Care Center ($195K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Tucson

How Friends of Pima Animal Care Center gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $170K (2024) to $215K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $195K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Pima Animal Care Center Tucson, AZAdditional veterinarian$194,757
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$6,137,372$3,902,249$3,427,317$194,7571$153,533
2024$5,314,672$3,073,873$2,437,642$170,4851$237,589
2023$4,477,630$2,993,748$1,959,310$181,3641$12,309
2022$3,176,403$2,615,552$1,235,808$215,3061$637
2021$1,864,589$1,066,630$1,226,442$204,2091$1,069
2020$2,135,570$1,206,631$1,249,619$177,0341$1,672

About Friends of Pima Animal Care Center

Based on IRS filings

Friends of Pima Animal Care Center is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Tucson, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $195K. Net investment income was $154K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Friends of Pima Animal Care Center is led by Torre Chisholm, CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2021); 2 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Torre Chisholm

    CEO

    Development Director → Executive Director, 2022

    Executive Director → CEO, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $40K (2021) → $151K (2025)

  • Clark Bright

    Chair

    Director → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Miller

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Cook

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kate Titus

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Felo

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Denise Cahalan

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sue Oliver

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Picard

    CFO

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $87K (2025)

  • Gina Hansen

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jill Bemis

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Chambers

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Laura OBrien (2020–2024) — Chair
  • Former: Michael Boreale (2020–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Mikaela Knutson (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: John McLean (2021–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Kristin Barney (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Lara Paris (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jim Bemis (2023) — Director
  • Former: Dennis Thomas (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kirsten Hassan (2022) — Director
  • Former: Lara Iacobucci (2022) — Director
  • Former: Samuel Molina (2022) — Director
  • Former: Sam Molina (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Tamara Barrick (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kristen Hassen (2021) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Camano (2020) — Executive Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Torre Chisholm — CEO: $151KTorre ChisholmCEO$151KDavid Picard — CFO: $87KDavid PicardCFO$87K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $151K, to Torre Chisholm (CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Friends of Pima Animal Care Center

How much does Friends of Pima Animal Care Center give each year?

Friends of Pima Animal Care Center gave $195K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $170K across 1 grant.

How large is Friends of Pima Animal Care Center?

Friends of Pima Animal Care Center reported $6.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.9M.

What is Friends of Pima Animal Care Center?

Friends of Pima Animal Care Center is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Tucson, AZ. It holds $6.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Friends of Pima Animal Care Center operate?

Friends of Pima Animal Care Center has awarded grants in Arizona.

What is Friends of Pima Animal Care Center's EIN?

Friends of Pima Animal Care Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-4160770. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 9, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 27, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 28, 2025)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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